NORTH COUNTY: Funds raised for health center

The annual Fore For Kids VIII Golf Classic, recently held at The Crossings in Carlsbad, raised over $102,000 for North County Health Services. Pictured are NCHS CEO Irma Cota, left, and NCHS Chief Medical Officer Kevin Ellis. More than 144 golfers participated. Proceeds from the Classic will benefit the pediatric clinic of the organization's new Carlsbad Health Center. The golf tournament and all fundraising efforts in 2012 supplement NCHS's capital campaign to equip the 2,695-square-foot "cold shell" building that will house the new Carlsbad Health Center, scheduled to open in early 2013. North County Health Services is a private not-for-profit organization that serves nearly 60,000 patients annually at 10 health centers in Carlsbad, Encinitas, Oceanside, Ramona and San Marcos. Visit nchs-health.org.